Pack Chapter 2
Summary: In modern day, demons exist, but can only be recognized by fellow demons and select humans with spiritual power. To preserve the powerful race, demons long ago broke off into packs and allowed the few spiritual humans to join the packs as well. Inuyasha Takahashi is Alpha of his pack after his father's death and has long ago decided that his Queen is going to be the beautiful and strong Kagome. She, however, isn't so willing.
Ages:
Saiya and Shia: 18
Sango: 18
Kagome: 18
Inuyasha: 25 (in human years)
Sesshomaru: 27 (in humans years)
Koga: 24
Miroku: 23
Ayame: 20
Rin: 20
Kikyo: 18
Last Time
All thoughts soon left Kagome, however, when she felt Inuyasha's tongue enter her mouth. That one action ignited something within her and she couldn't help but respond to his touch.
Her small hands went to his chest, but instead of pushing him away she dove her hands underneath his shirt and began to move them across the hard planes of his chest. Inuyasha let out a growl of approval that Kagome could feel all the way down to her toes.
Inuyasha grabbed her hips, being mindful not to hurt her with his claws, ground his hips into her. Kagome let out a moan and lifted her legs to wrap around his waist. The couple broke the kiss and Inuyasha began to place featherlike kisses along her neck.
In her lust-filled haze, Kagome didn't notice that when Inuyasha had been nibbling on her heck he had left a courting mark on her neck, marking her as his and that soon she would be his mate.
Kagome woke up, the light from outside coming through the windows. She groggily sat up, not remembering how she got home or how she had gotten into bed. She looked down at herself to see that she was still in her outfit from last night.
Shaking her head, she stood up and walked to her closet door. She grabbed something to wear for the day and walked to the opposite side of the room where her bathroom door was. Jumping into the shower, she took some more time to examine the events of last night.
'I think I came home at around 10:30. I guess I was too tired to change into my pajamas,' Kagome thought to herself as she applied her cherry blossom shampoo to her hair, 'And Inuyasha and I…'
Kagome groaned as she remembered that she had willingly kissed Inuyasha Takahashi. How could she have done that?! Now he would probably think that she actually liked him.
'And that was my first kiss!'
Kagome allowed a single tear to fall over giving her first kiss to Inuyasha. She wouldn't waste any more tears over him. Her pack had taught her not to shed any more tears than necessary and not to allow pain to control her life.
Kagome stepped out of the shower and dried herself off before changing into her favorite pair of jeans and navy blue t-shirt. She ran a comb through her raven hair and braided it so that it hung down her back. She walked into her room again and pulled on some white track sneakers.
She checked herself in the mirror once before jogging down the stairs. She passed the living room where Gramps and Souta were watching some Saturday morning cartoon and straight into the kitchen to see the last person on Earth she wanted to see at the moment.
"Hi, Sweetie," Her mom said as she poured tea for the two guests, "You're finally up! You missed breakfast, but I saved you some of the pancakes. There in the oven."
Kagome nodded, without taking her eyes off of Inuyasha and his smirk. She made her way to the oven and grabbed the stack of pancakes and brought them over to the table, but not before grabbing the syrup out of the fridge. She sat down in front of Izayoi, who seemed to be glowing she was smiling so much.
Come to think of it, her mother had a similar smile, and Inuyasha's smirk was full of victory and Kagome's stomach dropped. Something was wrong, she knew it, could feel it as if the trouble to come was almost tangible.
"What's up," Kagome said through a mouthful of pancakes.
Her mother sent her a disapproving look about her table manners, but her expression soon turned back to it's overjoyed one. Izayoi looked at Ai and Ai looked at Izayoi before the two older women jumped out of their seats and came around the table to lock Kagome in suffocating hug.
"We're so happy for you!" The two mothers squealed as they continued to hug Kagome
"What?" Kagome asked as the two women went back to sit in their seats.
"You and Inuyasha," Izayoi said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
Kagome looked questioningly and her gaze fell on Inuyasha who was leaning back in his chair and sipping at the tea while watching the whole scene with amusement. Kagome glared at him and he smiled and winked at her.
"What about us?"
"You accepted his claim last night," Ai explained to her daughter slowly, not knowing why her daughter was acting as if she didn't remember.
Flashback
In her lust-filled haze, Kagome didn't notice that when Inuyasha had been nibbling on her heck he had left a courting mark on her neck, marking her as his and that soon she would be his mate.
End Flashback
She wanted to scream. She wanted to jump across the table and strangle the man that was silently laughing at her. But most of all, she wanted to cry. She had been so stupid. She had let her guard down for one minute last night and had let him get too close and in doing so he had single handedly taken away her freedom and ruined her life.
She couldn't cry, though. It wouldn't be proper. She knew this day was always going to come, no matter how hard she dreamed of making things different. She was to be Queen and Inuyasha's mate. She had to be strong for the pack. She had made a mistake and now she had to pay the price. If she went against the laws of courting and mating then she would be disrupting the entire pack and could bring danger to those she loved.
She was now too far down this path and she couldn't turn back, no matter how much she wanted to. She looked up at Ai and Izayoi and smiled as if she were a girl in love.
"Sorry, I just woke up so it took me a second to catch up with the conversation and the events last night," Kagome said as she pushed her pancakes around the plate with a fork, no longer really hungry.
"You're in for some tough mornings, Inuyasha," Ai said, fooled by her daughter's fake enthusiasm, "Kagome is not a morning person."
"I'll remember that," Inuyasha chuckled.
"Momma, Izayoi," Kagome said as she stood up, "I'm going to go upstairs and start on my homework. It was good seeing you again, Izayoi."
"Of course, darling," Izayoi said cheerfully, "And the three of us will have to get together soon, because of course we're going to have to have a wedding ceremony! That will take some planning…"
Kagome smiled weakly and headed up the stairs as the two mothers droned on about wedding details. Kagome sighed when she heard Inuyasha follow her up the stairs. Once Inuyasha was in her room Kagome closed the door and turned on him.
"You have some nerve, Puppy," Kagome whispered harshly, not caring about the consequences.
Inuyasha's smirk fell from his face and his expression darkened. He stalked towards her and Kagome silently cursed herself for feeling a slight moment of fear. In an instant, Inuyasha had pulled her to him so that she was flush against him. She couldn't help but feel her body mold to his, a fact she was trying very hard to not focus on.
"You were to be mine no matter what," He growled out, "So what difference does it make if it's a little earlier than you would have liked?"
"You tricked me. You didn't allow me to choose, Inuyasha. That's low, even for you. Is that how you became Alpha? I bet it is, you slithered your way in like a snake!"
Inuyasha's claws dug into her hips and his eyes narrowed. Her words hurt him more than she could know. Her opinion of him meant everything to him, though he wouldn't let her know that. At least not yet. He wasn't going to spill his feelings for the woman until she felt as obsessed as he did. He would have her thinking of him night and day and have her needing him as much as he did her.
"I know you hate to admit it, Bitch," Inuyasha growled, "but you accepted me as your mate. The fact that my courting mark is still visible and strong proves just that. You know demon law, the mark remained meaning you wanted this as much as I do."
"You are wrong, Takahashi," Kagome replied with venom, "True, I did accept it, but only because I knew that it was my curse to be your mate and that I couldn't escape it. But never, EVER, get the idea that it is what I wanted!"
Before she could make another comment, Inuyasha crushed his lips to hers in a harsh and demanding kiss. Kagome, not being fazed for long, kissed back with as much passion, passion fueled by their argument. Kagome wrapped her legs around Inuyasha's hips and he slowly moved over to the corner where her bed was. Inuyasha dropped her onto the bed and climbed on top of her.
"I will have you, Kagome Higurashi …heart… mind… body… and soul," Inuyasha said in between bruising kisses.
"Wrong…I'm your mate in the simplest definition of the word. You will not have my heart, mind, or soul, Alpha," Kagome said between pants, "I refuse to offer those to you."
Inuyasha growled and claimed her lips once again, pressing his whole body against hers. He needed to take her breath away, just like she did to him every time she walked into a room or smiled or laughed. Everything she did took his breath away.
Inuyasha groaned when he felt her small hands run up and down his back. He grabbed her hips and began to ground his hard-on against her, needing her to know how much he needed her.
Kagome gasped when she felt him against her thigh and that's when warning lights began to go off in her head. She let herself get carried away, again. She pulled her head back from his and brought her hands up to his chest and gave a good push, causing the hanyou to fall off the bed and onto the ground.
"I'm not a whore, Inuyasha," Kagome panted as she sat up and looked at the momentarily stunned Alpha, "You'll have me anyway, I assume you can wait until its all official."
Inuyasha smirked and sat up, leaning towards Kagome. His nose was almost touching hers before he leaned down and gave his courting mark a slow sensuous lick. Kagome shivered, but kept her composure.
Inuyasha moved back and smiled at how she had shivered. He was cracking her and soon she would be his mate in every sense of the word.
"You're right, Kagome," Inuyasha smiled as he stood up and made his way to the door, "I will have you and I can wait. After all I've waited for two years. The question is, can you wait, Kagome?"
Kagome chucked her pillow just as the door closed. She could hear Inuyasha's chuckling through the door and even as he made his way down the stairs. Kagome sighed as she fell back onto her bed. She needed to get out of the house and just clear her head. Once she had a plan in order she went over to her desk and flipped open her cell phone.
Ring ring ring…
"Hello?"
"Hey, Sango," Kagome smiled, "Do you think you'd be up to a mall trip? I need to get out of the house!"
"Sure, Kagome," Sango chuckled, "I'll call Shia and Saiya up and they can come too! Saiya can be our pack mule!"
The two girls laughed and talked over the plan for the day. Kagome was counting her blessings. Sango had yet to mention what had happened at the club last night. She really didn't feel like going over her moment of stupidity when all she was doing was trying to forget it.
"Ok, so you'll pick me up in ten minutes," Kagome said just as she was ready to hang up, "So I'll see you in ten."
"Yep," Sango said, "Oh and Kagome? You have some explaining to do."
Kagome sighed and said goodbye to Sango. She guessed she wasn't getting out of things as easily as she was hoping for.
"Well this is going to be fun," Kagome said to herself sarcastically.
Xx
Inuyasha walked into his apartment, whistling to himself softly as he opened the door. When he walked into the living room, however, he realized that he was not alone.
"What the hell are you doing here, Bozou?" Inuyasha asked as he dropped his keys in a small bowl on a table by the door.
"Can't a guy come to his best friend's apartment just to hang out?" Miroku asked innocently, laughter in his eyes.
"Feh," Inuyasha mumbled as he went down to sit in the large chair near the couch that Miroku was occupying.
"So…about last night."
Inuyasha smirked and that set off all the warning bells in Miroku's head. He loved his little cousin Kagome like a sister. He realized that by pack standards she was ready to mate, but he still didn't like to humor the idea of his sweet innocent cousin settling down ANY time soon.
"What did you do?"
Miroku's voice was calm but underneath that Inuyasha could sense the tension and anger. Inuyasha paused, Miroku was his best friend, and while he could do whatever the hell he wanted as Alpha, he really didn't feel like pissing off his best friend.
"Nothing really, just set plans for the future in motion," Inuyasha shrugged as he got up and walked to the kitchen, "I didn't do anything that wasn't gonna happen anyways."
Miroku's eyes narrowed as he followed Inuyasha into the large, modern-looking kitchen. He didn't like the way this conversation was going, Inuyasha wasn't giving him a straight answer. That was an automatic tip off that Miroku would want to strangle his best friend by the end of this conversation.
"Would you care to explain these plans a bit more?" Miroku asked as he accepted the beer that Inuyasha handed him.
Inuyasha sighed as he closed the fridge with his hip and took a swill of his own beer before replying.
"I gave Kagome a courting mark," Inuyasha shrugged, foolishly hoping that if he acted calm, then Miroku would follow suit.
The room fell completely silent and Inuyasha looked over to his friend to wait for the explosion. Miroku closed his eyes and sighed. He had a firm grip on his bottle, that if he were a demon, would have broken the glass easily. Inuyasha stayed completely still, worried that if he moved, that would trigger Miroku's reaction.
"Well then," Miroku chuckled awkwardly, "I believe congratulations are in order?"
Inuyasha's jaw dropped. That was unexpected! He imagined Miroku pathetically trying to beat him up and having him blow up at him. Anything but the response that Miroku gave, that was definitely not what he had expected.
"What the hell?"
Miroku looked Inuyasha in the eyes, his violet orbs looking sad and defeated. He gave a brief smile and shrugged his shoulders.
"Like you said, it was destined to happen anyways," Miroku sighed as he took the last sip of his beer, "I may not like it, but hey, what can I do? Looking on the bright side, it will make our pack that much stronger and keep power in the bloodline."
Inuyasha nodded his head. He wanted to say something, but there was nothing to say. This was life. Miroku was right, a powerful bloodline had to survive, for the sake of protecting the balance and harmony in the world.
"Just promise me one thing," Miroku said as he walked to the kitchen entrance, "Promise me you'll take care of her. She deserves the best."
"I know that," Inuyasha said seriously, "I plan on making her the happiest woman on Earth, though knowing how stubborn she is, I think that might take a while."
Miroku smiled. He knew that his best friend truly cared for Kagome, though he didn't show it. He thought that would make him seem weak. There were only three people who actually knew how deeply Inuyasha cared for Kagome. Him, Izayoi, and Inuyasha's half-brother Sesshomaru were the only ones who knew the truth.
The three of them had long ago told Inuyasha to be honest with Kagome, but have long since given up. Inuyasha was too stubborn in his ways. Plus, if he had told her the truth after all the time he kept it hidden, she probably wouldn't believe him. Inuyasha would just have to show her.
Miroku shuddered, he wanted the two of them to be happy, but he didn't want to think about them being intimate with each other. That just was not a pleasant thing to think about, even for a hentai such as him.
"Well good luck, I have a feeling that you're going to need it," Miroku said cheerfully as he grabbed his coat and went to open the door.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "Anyways, be at the mansion tonight at 6:30, pack meeting. I'll be announcing the engagement."
"That will be interesting. I wouldn't miss it for the world," Miroku chuckled before walking out the door, having ignored Inuyasha's glare.
Once alone, Inuyasha made his way to the back bedroom and collapsed onto the bed, needing to get some sleep before tonight's events.
Xx
"Okay, we've had two hours of shopping," Sango said as she popped a French fry into her mouth, "Now it's time to spill."
Kagome, Sango, Shia had been shopping all morning and into the afternoon and were now sitting at an outside café down the street from the mall. Saiya was with them as well, having been dragged along to help carry bags, as usual.
Kagome sighed. She knew this was going to happen. Her friends had not forced her to mention the events of last night and earlier this morning while they were shopping, not wanting to ruin the mood. Now, however, was a different story.
"Well, last night when I went to get a drink down at the bar Hojo came up to me," Kagome started off.
Both Saiya and Shia rolled their eyes. They both thought that Hojo was a wimp and it was a constant joke about how he would follow Kagome around pathetically.
"Then he asked me to dance."
Once Kagome had replayed the events from last night she quickly explained the events that had gone on that morning. Once finished she watched her friends, waiting for their responses.
The three of her friends grew silent. Saiya started fiddling with the straw of his soda, Shia was pretending to count the tiles on the patio floor, and Sango was distractedly tearing one of her French fries into tiny pieces.
"Come on guys," Kagome groaned, "Say something!"
"What are we supposed to say, Kagome?" Saiya asked sarcastically, "It's not like we could stop this even if we wanted to!"
"Sai's right, Kaggies," Shia said as she fiddled with her bangle bracelets, "He's our alpha. I mean, we don't like how it happened, but it happened and we just have to deal with it."
Kagome's eyes narrowed and she turned to Sango, who had remained silent during the whole conversation.
"Is that how you feel too, Sango? That there's nothing you can do so you're just going to sacrifice your best friend for the sake of keeping power within the pack?"
"Kagome," Sango said pathetically, "You know I love you, you're like my sister! You're my best friend. I hate this! You know I do, but there's nothing I can…"
"Save it, Sango," Kagome sighed, "You're all acting like this is something small like mom is making me take an extra class the I don't want to take and that I should just suck it up and deal with it, but I can't. This is my life that we're talking about, my future, and all you guys are doing is standing back and saying 'Well, can't be helped'. That's bull and you know it!"
The table went silent again, no one knowing what could be said after that. They all ate their lunch quietly.
"I think I better get home," Kagome said as she placed the tip on the table and stood up.
Sango nodded as she pulled her keys out of her purse. Once home, Kagome grabbed her shopping bags out of the trunk and rushed up the shrine steps after mumbling a quick goodbye to her "friends".
Once she stepped into the house, she dropped her bags on the floor, too tired after lugging them up the shrine steps to bring them to her room. She slipped her shoes off and made her way into the kitchen, where her mother was just beginning to prepare lunch.
"Hey momma," Kagome said, "Do you want some help?"
"Yes, Dear," Ai said cheerfully, "that would be lovely."
Kagome washed her hands and went to work on chopping up the vegetable while her mother began to work on the noodles. There was a comfortable silence as the mother and daughter worked, but that didn't last very long.
"Izayoi called," Kagome's mother said, breaking the silence first.
"Oh?"
Kagome's voice is filled with fake curiosity. She had always loved Izayoi like a second mother, but she knew that the mention of Izayoi almost always meant that Inuyasha would be mentioned as well.
"She called to say that their will be a pack meeting tonight," Ai continued on cheerily, "to announce you and Inuyasha's courtship."
"What time?'
"It starts at 6:30, so I want to leave at around six."
Kagome nodded as she continued with her cooking. She knew it was coming. Everything had to be announced to the pack. She would be their new queen after all.
"Momma, I don't think I'm going to have lunch. I'm just going to go upstairs and take a nap."
"Okay, I'll wake you up when it's time to get ready if you sleep that late."
Kagome nodded her head and mumbled a quick "thanks" before going out into the hallway to grab her shopping bags and walk up the stairs. Once in her bedroom, she dropped her bags on the floor and walked over to the bed, collapsing on top of the fluffy comforter.
Xx
"Kagome, time to get up," Ai said as she tapped her daughter's shoulder.
Kagome mumbled and sat up, yawning and stretching before standing up.
"Okay, just give me a few minutes and I'll be ready," She said groggily.
"Okay, honey, we'll be waiting downstairs, don't take too long," Ai said as she left the room.
Kagome sighed as she went to her closet to find something suitable for the pack gathering. All pack gatherings were slightly dressy unless otherwise mentioned. Kagome growled, not seeing anything that she could wear.
She then remembered her shopping bags that were residing on the floor near the door. She grabbed one of the bags and pulled out a sundress that she had purchased. Slipping off her jeans and t-shirt, she pulled the dress over her head.
She walked into her bathroom and brushed her hair and put it into a high pony tail, the ends curling slightly. She brushed on some lip gloss before entering her bedroom again. She placed her feet into a pair of flats and looked at herself in her full length mirror.
The dress was a cerulean blue that perfectly matched her eyes. The material was chiffon and flowed about her. The sleeves were short and slipped slightly off of her shoulder. The front subtly hinted at her chest with just a small show of cleavage. The skirt of the dress fell to her calves. Her flats were a bright white and had a small bow on the front.
She smiled sadly to herself. She wanted nothing more than to run away from all of this and live her life how she wanted to. She wanted to be given a chance to fall in love, to run her own life.
"I guess I just don't have that luxury," She said to herself before leaving the room and heading downstairs.
"Well, don't you look lovely, Kagome!"
"Thank you, Mamma," Kagome blushed.
"You do look very pretty," Gramps said and Souta nodded.
Before anything else could be said, Ai shoved her family out the door and into their van. The short drive was filled with pleasant chatter coming from everyone except Kagome. She had too much to think about to even bother to try and keep up with the conversation.
Once at the Takahashi mansion, the Higurashi's stepped out of the car and made their way to the front door. The door was opened for them by Izayoi who was wearing a lovely pink and white kimono with a pale green obi.
"Hello, come on in!"
Izayoi and Ai quickly locked arms and led the way into the parlor room where the entire rest of the pack was residing. Kagome was the last to enter the room and she quickly made her way over to her friends.
"Hey, Kagome," Sango greeted cautiously, not sure if she was still mad at them.
"Hey," she nodded at everyone and sat down on the long couch beside Shia.
"Kagome, about today," Sango started nervously.
"Sango its okay," Kagome interrupted cheerfully, "What's in the past is in the past. My fate has been decided so I just have to deal with it and try and find some good in it."
Tears fell down both Sango and Shia's cheeks and they smiled sadly at their best friend before leaning over to give her a hug.
"We'll always be there for you, Kaggies, no matter what."
"Thanks, Shia," Kagome said before she looked over Sango's shoulder to Saiya.
"Hey, you have to be in on this hug to, you know," Kagome said to the boy.
Saiya rolled his eyes dramatically before smiling and coming over to join in the group hug.
"I hate to interrupt this tender moment, but the meeting is about to begin," a gruff voice said, interrupting the friends.
They all pulled back at the voice and Kagome glared up at the intruder.
"By all means, Inuyasha, start the meeting. You don't need our permission to do so," Kagome said icily.
Xx
Inuyasha glared at the feisty young woman in front of him. It was not her place to talk to him like that, he was the Alpha. He demanded respect and she would give it to him.
"Well, Kagome," Inuyasha smirked, "I thought I'd inform you seeing as how you need to stand up there with me."
"Excuse me?"
Inuyasha's smirk grew wider at Kagome's angry expression. He couldn't help but think how adorable she looked when angry.
"You are my mate. Therefore you are the future Queen of your people. You stand by my side in all meetings," Inuyasha said smoothly as he held out his hand to her.
Kagome groaned and stood from the couch, ignoring the hand offered to her. Inuyasha smiled at the little show of defiance. He turned and walked over to the fireplace, the center of the room, with Kagome following behind.
Once there, Inuyasha turned to his pack and raised his hand. The entire room fell silent except for the crackling of the flames behind him. Inuyasha looked to Kagome and smirked, showing her how much power he had over there family.
"Thank you all for coming on such a short notice," Inuyasha said diplomatically.
Out of the corner of his eyes, Inuyasha saw Kagome roll her eyes.
"I have news that I am very pleased to announce," Inuyasha paused and grabbed Kagome's hand to pull her to him, "Kagome and I have entered our courtship. Soon enough we shall have our Queen.
Inuyasha smiled as the majority of the pack cheered and joyful conversation stirred up. He scanned the room and saw a few unhappy faces as well, however. Kagome's close friends, of course, were still not extremely pleased. A few of the young men were also slightly disappointed seeing as how Kagome was no longer available.
'Tough luck, bitches, she's mine now,' Inuyasha thought to himself as he wrapped his arm more tightly around Kagome's waist, causing the girl to stiffen.
Another unhappy person was Kagome's other cousin and Miroku's younger sister, Kikyo. The two girls looked eerily similar and were only a year apart, Kikyo being nineteen. Because of their close age and similar features the girls had grown up constantly being compared with each other. Over the years, this competition had bittered Kikyo because she always seemed to fall short.
Of course Kikyo would be upset. She had had her eyes on Inuyasha for years now. Not because she loved him, no, Inuyasha wasn't sure if the ice princess was capable of love. She wanted him for his status and because for once she wanted to prove that she was better than her younger cousin.
Inuyasha had made it clear long ago that he held no feelings for Kikyo whatsoever. That didn't stop her, however, from constantly attempting to throw her barely clothed body at him. Now, hopefully she would get the hint. He was with Kagome. She was his and once she accepted him he would be hers, for all eternity. Demons mated for life and half-demons were no different.
"I'm so happy for the both of you," Kaede, the elder priestess and Kagome's mentor, said as she came up and hugged the girl she had taught and was like a granddaughter to her.
"Thank you, Kaede," Kagome said cheerfully, though Inuyasha knew better.
"I hope to be the midwife to the births of your very strong children," Kaede said lovingly before stepping back to allow the other members to congratulate the couple.
An hour later, the meeting was over and Inuyasha was smirking while Kagome had a permanent blush. The entire gathering was full of congratulations and comments about their future together and….their future children.
Inuyasha's smirk grew wider as he turned to the beet red Kagome. If she was blushing this much over the implication of sex then he couldn't wait to see her reaction on their actual wedding night!
Once the meeting was over, the pack members began to slowly trickle out so now only Izayoi, Inuyasha, and Kagome were left.
"Well, that was a pleasant evening," Izayoi said happily, "Kagome, you presented yourself so well, like a true Queen."
"Thank you, Izayoi," Kagome replied kindly.
"Well, I'm off to bed. You two don't be up too late!"
With a hug to Kagome and a kiss to her son's forehead, Izayoi left the room to retire for the night. Once alone, Kagome turned to Inuyasha.
"I'd like to be taken home now, please."
Inuyasha nodded and led Kagome out to the garage where he had parked his car. Inuyasha opened the passenger door and allowed Kagome in.
Kagome slipped into the car, being careful of the dress. Inuyasha took the time then to notice her appearance. Her hair was up and though it still looked beautiful, he preferred it down and flowing free. Her gown was stunning and innocent, yet hinted at her feminine form in a seductive manner.
He wanted her now. He wanted to take her home and make her his mate immediately. He had the right, he could very easily do it. But, no, he would wait. He would wait till the night of their wedding. The night where he would make her his and would shout it to the world.
He knew that he couldn't make her his just yet, but he still didn't want her to leave either. He wasn't ready to take her home.
Xx
"Where are we going?" Kagome asked as she looked at the scenery passing them by, "This isn't the way to my house."
"Have you eaten?"
Kagome turned to look at Inuyasha. In the dark of the car she could just make out his profile. He had his eyes on the road and wasn't glancing her way.
"Excuse me?"
"I said," Inuyasha sighed, "Have you eaten?"
"That is none of your concern."
Just at that moment, Kagome's stomach decided to go and betray her and started growling.
"It is my concern, Kagome," Inuyasha said and Kagome could just hear the smirk in his voice, "You are my future mate. It is my job to take care of you."
"I can eat once I get home," Kagome whined.
"Or you can sit back, relax, and just have dinner with me."
Kagome grumbled but didn't comment. She was hungry and she knew that there was virtually nothing in the fridge at home.
After about another twenty minutes of driving, Inuyasha pulled the car into a small parking lot. He went over to the passenger side of the car and opened the door for Kagome. She took the hand offered to her, too shocked to forget her stubbornness.
The place was amazing. It was a small little café that sat right near the ocean. The little building had a small outdoor patio with lanterns and candles everywhere. Inuyasha placed his hand around Kagome's waist and led her up the lit rosebush path up to the front entrance.
"Good Evening, Mr. Takahashi," the host said as the couple walked into the room, "and who is this lovely guest?"
"My fiancée," Inuyasha said proudly as he held Kagome closer.
The waiter smiled and congratulated the couple before showing them to their outdoor table. Inuyasha held the chair for Kagome before sitting down in his own. He smiled at her awed expression. Her cerulean eyes sparkled as she watched the waves lap at the sand.
Inuyasha couldn't help but marvel at her beauty. The lights all around her made her look like an angel from heaven. The moonlight was highlighting her midnight black hair. She looked like a goddess, his goddess.
Kagome was ashamed to be having similar thoughts. Inuyasha's long silver hair was blowing slightly in the wind and matched the light of the moon that was hitting the water. The light from the small candle on the table was making his liquid gold eyes light up. His golden skin was illuminated by the lights all around them.
"Would you like to start off with drinks," A cute blond girl asked Inuyasha flirtatiously.
"We'll have a bottle of your finest merlot," Inuyasha said smoothly, not once taking his eyes off of Kagome.
The waitress huffed and walked away to get the wine. Kagome looked into Inuyasha's eyes and looked away blushing. Why did he have to stare at her like that? It would make it so much easier for her to hate him if he didn't look at her like that.
"So my mother says she wishes to have you and your mother over for tea when you get out of school Monday," Inuyasha said as he set aside his menu.
"Why?"
Inuyasha couldn't help but smile at his mate's rude tone. She was trying harder and harder to fight their connection but she was cracking. Soon enough she would see how well they fit together.
"I believe Mom is having Jakotsu come over as well to help with wedding details," He said smoothly as he watched a scowl form on Kagome's pretty face.
"Fine," Kagome bit out.
The rest of the meal was spent in silence with small breaks of light impersonal conversation. The drive back was quiet as well, the only sound being the light purr of the engine.
Once parked in front of the shrine steps, Inuyasha walked over to open Kagome's door. He continued to hold onto her hand even after she had stepped out of the car.
"What are you doing, Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha quickly pushed her up against the car and, ignoring her startled gasp, began to place feather light kisses along her neck.
"Inu…Inuyasha," Kagome whispered.
"Shhhh….just feel."
Those two words stirred something in Kagome and she felt her hesitation slip away from her. She tilted her head back and moaned as Inuyasha's tongue darted out and licked his courting mark.
Inuyasha lifted his head from Kagome's neck and slowly licked her lips before nipping them playfully. Kagome leaned up and met his lips halfway. The light kiss soon became heated as Inuyasha licked Kagome's lips, asking for entrance. With his request granted Inuyasha's tongue invaded Kagome's mouth.
Inuyasha's hands slipped from her waist down to her backside where he pulled her to him. Kagome in turn went underneath his shirt to roam across his six-pack. Inuyasha growled in approval.
Kagome broke the kiss and began to kiss along his jaw and down to his neck. One of Inuyasha's hands strayed from her backside and began to find its way up her thigh.
"Kagome…." Inuyasha whispered huskily causing Kagome to shiver.
The two were brought back to reality by the sound of a car alarm going off in the distance. Inuyasha pulled back to look into the eyes of the panting Kagome.
Before Inuyasha could say anything, Kagome ran up the shrine steps, leaving him confused and with a very uncomfortable hard on.
Inuyasha shook his head and got in his car before speeding off to think things over.
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"Kagome, Dear," Ai called out to her daughter from the kitchen when she heard her walk through the door.
"Hi, Momma," Kagome said shakily, "sorry I didn't call. Inuyasha just took me out to get a bite to eat."
"You don't have to explain to me anymore, Sweetie. You are going to be a married woman very soon and will be living with Inuyasha."
Kagome nodded sadly before hugging her mother.
"G'night, Momma," Kagome said as she kissed her mother's cheek.
Once in her room, Kagome slipped out of her dress and into an XXL t-shirt before slipping under her covers and finally letting the tears fall.
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A/N: Sorry I've been so long! I had finals and I've been job hunting so things have been pretty hectic! I also had a writing camp that I was at so I spent that week working on my own writing! I hope that even with my job and other plans for the summer to try and update more regularly now. So I promise to try and get the third chapter out soon. I'm actually a few pages into it already!
As for my other story, You Are Mine, I've gotten a lot of reviews wondering what's happening with the story. Don't worry, I AM going to continue it. I've just hit some road blocks. Like I probably said before, my brother lost my flash drive where I had the ENTIRE next frickin' chapter saved. We still have yet to find the thing. So if it doesn't turn up soon I will start re-writing it. I'm just going to try and find it a little more because I had worked really hard on it and I don't think I can re-write it to how I had it originally, mainly because I don't remember what I really wrote. I just remember being really happy with it!
I just got a new job, so that also may postpone my updates a little bit. I'll try and get most of the third chapter of this fic done before I start working. I promise to continue writing this story and You Are Mine. My schedule's just a bit frantic right now, but I hope to get it under control soon!
So wish me luck with finding my flash drive!
Please review! Your awesome comments are what keeps me going with these stories! They really mean a lot to me!
Ciao!
-Kameko